“I am the Yeti,” Giguere said. “It’s a new design, a new look, and a new painter to go with our third jerseys, so I will wear it in practice and with the third jersey. It’s a good look, very simple and I like it. It was my wife’s idea.”

Unfortunately Giguere forgot to include his wife, Kristen, on a backplate that features his own nickname below the initials of his three sons, Maxime-Olivier, Luka-Claude and Felix Jack Austin, who was born in the summer of 2013.

“Yeah, I probably should have put my wife on there,” Giguere said with a laugh.

Giguere was also smiling about the offseason moves to bring in his boyhood idol, Patrick Roy, as Colorado’s new head coach, and his subsequent hiring of their mutual long-time goalie coach, Francois Allaire. Look for more of Giguere’s thoughts on both hirings, and the specific impact Allaire can have on playing partner Semyon Varlamov, who was recently in Montreal for two weeks to work with them on the ice – as well as more insights into the new Lefevre-designed CCM mask Giguere, Jonathan Bernier, Corey Crawford and Marc-Andre Fleury were all wearing at the Reebok CCM Goalie Summit this week – in future articles here at InGoal.

Also, don’t forget to check out more great artwork from Poitras on her website at airbrushzap.com. In the meantime, enjoy the images of her new mask for Giguere (all rights reserved):

13 Responses to Giguere Becomes a Yeti in New Avalanche Mask

I’m curious as to whether his regular mask will also be the new CCM Pro or will he continue with his usual Protechsport? Anyway, I’ll also be curious to see if Fleury and Crawford keep their CCM masks or return to their Bauers that they have worn all their careers. I know this is just about marketing, but still, I’m curious.

Nice mask. If he puts on war paint so his face blends into the design to complete the yeti would be totally awesome. I actually like the fact he doesnt have eyes on the top of the mask and using own face/eyes.

Don’t like it at all. Can’t tell what the heck it is except for an ear. And what is that above the ear and on top of his head. Is that suppose to be metal, for what. And having his face as part of the design, yes if he halloweened it up with face paint to blend in. Sorry jiggy but you and your mask is hang it up. Its time